This meticulously edited collection contains 31 novels and over 100 short stories of Emma Orczy, including the complete Scarlet Pimpernel series and other historical novels, adventure and romance classics.
Contents:
The Scarlet Pimpernel Series:
The Laughing Cavalier
The First Sir Percy
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Sir Percy Leads the Band
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
I Will Repay
The Elusive Pimpernel
Lord Tony’s Wife
The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Eldorado
Mam’zelle Guillotine
Sir Percy Hits Back
Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
A Child of the Revolution
In the Rue Monge
Pimpernel and Rosemary
The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World
Other Novels:
The Emperor’s Candlesticks
The Tangled Skein (In Mary’s Reign)
Beau Brocade
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk
Petticoat Rule (Petticoat Government)
The Heart of a Woman (A True Woman)
Unto Caesar
A Bride of the Plains
The Bronze Eagle
Leatherface
His Majesty’s Well-Beloved
The Honourable Jim
The Celestial City
Marivosa
A Joyous Adventure
The Uncrowned King
Short Stories:
The Old Man in the Corner
Unravelled Knots
The Khaki Tunic
The Ingres Masterpiece
The Pearl Necklace
The Russian Prince
The Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop’S Road
The Dog’S Tooth Cliff
The Tytherton Case
The Brudenell Court
The White Carnation
The Montmartre Hat
The Miser of Maida Vale
The Fulton Gardens Mystery
A Moorland Tragedy
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
The Ninescore Mystery
The Frewin Miniatures
The Irish-Tweed Coat
The Fordwych Castle Mystery
A Day’s Folly
A Castle in Brittany
A Christmas Tragedy
The Bag of Sand
The Man in the Inverness Cape
The Woman in the Big Hat
Sir Jeremiah’s Will
The End
The Man in Grey
Silver-leg
The Spaniard
The Mystery of Marie Vaillant
The Emeralds of Mademoiselle Philipa
The Bourbon Prince
The Mystery of a Woman’s Heart
The League of Knaves
The Arrow Poison
The Last Adventure
Castles in the Air
A Roland For His Oliver
A Fool’s Paradise
On The Brink
Carissimo
The Toys
Honour Among ––
An Over-Sensitive Heart
Skin o’ My Tooth
Sobre o autor
Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865-1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who transforms into a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist, establishing the ‘hero with a secret identity’ into popular culture.